Reuben Burger

9 ingredients
8 steps

Ingredients

  • 6 ounces extra lean ground beef, divided into 2 patties (less if you want)
  • salt and pepper, totaste
  • 1/2 teaspoon chili flakes, to taste
  • 1 -2 slice bacon, crisp fried
  • 4 tablespoons grated swiss cheese or 1 slice cheese
  • 1/2 cup wine-cured sauerkraut, well squeezed
  • 3 canned jalapeno peppers (optional)
  • 6 medium mushrooms, halved (optional)
  • 1 burger bun

Directions

  1. 1
    Mix the salt, pepper and chili flakes into the hamburger, form two patties.
  2. 2
    Place cheese on one patty and put the other one on top, seal edges well.
  3. 3
    Fry the bacon until crisp, remove from pan, drain on a paper towel and drain grease from the pan leaving a bit of the bacon grease on the pan.
  4. 4
    Brown one side of the burger on high heat flip after 2 minutes, turn heat to medium, cover and continue cooking for another 5 minutes.
  5. 5
    Flip the burger, add Mushrooms to the pan, cover and continue cooking (total time approximately 12 minutes).
  6. 6
    Make room on the pan for the Kraut and brown it a bit heating it through during the last 2 minutes cooking time-keep it separate from the mushrooms.
  7. 7
    Meanwhile toast the inside of the bun, when the burger is cooked place patty in the bun, top with Kraut, bacon & Jalapenos.
  8. 8
    Serve mushrooms on the side.

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